Best Letter to the Editor I’ve seen
By Brian Kirwin | Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | Catch-AllNope, No Bias
By Susan Hurley of Virginia Beach.
I must have my dates confused. I thought the Democratic primary to choose the gubernatorial nominee wasn’t until next Tuesday and that the largest Republican state convention in 15 years was this past Saturday.
However, The Pilot chose to make the three Democratic candidates its front-page, above-the-fold story on May 31 (‘Big promises for more jobs but few details) and relegated its story about 11,000 Virginians turning out to nominate Hampton Roads’ own Bob McDonnell and the rest of the Republican ticket to the Hampton Roads section (‘There’s renewed optimism’).
Surely there is no bias here. In fact, now that I see I did not have the dates confused, I look forward to the front-page story on June 10 about the platform of Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli, and will look at the Hampton Roads section for the results of the Democratic primary.
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The right wants to jeer him. The left wants to censor him. Moderates usually want both. Brian Kirwin is a political consultant and public relations strategist in Virginia Beach with a lightning-rod flair. Brian also serves on the VB Arts & Humanities Commission and frequently appears on Hampton Roads theatrical stages, if only to prove that all actors aren’t liberals. Kirwin’s columns stir up debate and hit the political scene with no punches pulled.
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5 Responses to "Best Letter to the Editor I’ve seen"
Bias? Never
I also checked our ratings for that day and we had over 2100 unique visits to our site. Additionally, RPV tells me the U-Stream viewer had over 13000 visitors.
Clearly there was some interest in the process.
looking at some of the successes in NoVA recently, the GOP was able to win some elections by basically catching the Dems off-guard. so the media ignoring the convention isn’t the worst thing in the world
Go Susan! And the Beach Surburban Republican Women.
Go VFRW Unit Presidents past & present. You are the grassroots power behind the scenes for the GOP in VA.
Wow, Brian, I’m flattered! Thanks so much! With praise like that, maybe more people WILL write!
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